Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-19
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.

DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
 To.Day-Hartford and HarIem,s Life
 Extended for Three Years without Annoying RestrictIons-The ssGunn'
 Grade Crossing Bill Goes Through
 the House-The Town Bridge Bill
 Kflled-0ther Matters Passed in the
 Senate and House.
 l Lieutenant Governor Howard called the
 Senate to order promptly at 10:30 this morn
 ing. There were many matters standing or
 the calendar awaiting action. The House had ] but little business to transact today and it ! was mostly of minor character with the ex- ception of the high license bill.
 l HARTFORD AND HARLEM.
 The resolution extending the time for the l completion of the Hartford and Harlem road 1 three years providing that the company spend $500, 900 before December 30, 1888, was taken ! up in the Senate and caused long debate. Senator Graham, chairman of the railroad committee, moved concurrence with the | House, the latter having passed the resolu- ! ton. Senator Hill offered an amendment | striking out the $500, 1000 proviso. He pro- \ tested against the passage of the bill as pass 1 ed by the House on the ground that the rail road committee of last year had granted q 1 Connecticut Air Line without lacking l on any such provision as the expendi- ! ture of $500000. Senator Walsh in an able argument backed up Senator Hill. | He said there was even more reason why the Hartford and Harlem should have it's time l and Connecticut Air Line, for the latter road I in his opinion was nothing more than an opposition to all parallel schemes A vote was then taken the amend ment offered by Senator Hill | and it was adopted by large majority, as was also the bill as amended. It now goes back to the House, where there will proba- | bly, be much discussion over the amendment. REMOVAL OF GRADE CROSSINGS. The conference committee have decided | finally upon bill for the removal of grade crossings. It requires that two hundred and ! fifty of the more dangerous ones be removed at the rate of at least two per cent. and not over ten per cent. year. The railroads are | to pay at least forty per cent. of the cost and l three per cent. additional for each one per cent of dividend paid, so that road paying ! ten per cent. dividend will pay seventy per cent. the cost of the work, the State paying the balance.
 The rule was suspended, Il to g. Senator Staub moved to table in the absence of Sen ator Gallagher; lost, 8 to 9. The resolution was then passed without division. STATE BONDS.
 Senator Lucas sent up bill providing for exchange of registered State bonds so as to substitute one denomination for another: passed under a suspension.
 ORIGINAL RESOLUTION ADOPTED. Senator Staub amended the $5, 900 appro priation to the Imbecile school, making it a lien on the property, to be foreclosed if the premises are used for any purpose different from the present; lost. The original resolu- tion was then adopted.
 MINOR MATTERS.
 1 to vote in school district meetings came up. Senator Sumner spoke strongly against it. Senator Kirkham favored it. The bill was rejected. Senator Allen sent up a resolution appropriating $60 to procure portrait of ex- Lieutenant Governor Loomis; adopted. Senator Coffin presented 8 resolution appointing the Governor and comptroller committee to secure new furniture for the executive chamber; adopted. Senator Walsh offered bill validating all deeds made in the name of attorneys instead of grantors; passed. Senator Hall offered resolution appointing Rev. Dr. Nelson Willard, of Nor wich, trusteee of the Hospital for the Insane. Adopted. The nomination of James A. Bill to be fish commissioner was confirmed Senator Walsh sent up a grade crossing re- port of the conference committee Elsewhere explained.) Only 250 of the more dangerous crossings can be wiped out. Senator Sumner approved; Senator Hill condemned. Senator Hill amended the increase minimum railroad expense to fifty per cent. This was defeated. The bill as reported passed, 15 to 2.
 GRADE CROSSINGS.
 The House was in session until evening. Early in the session Senators Graham and Staub appeared on the floor of the House and asked that the grade crossing bill be return ed to the Senate. Mr. Gum objected, claim ing that he had an amendment which would meet with general favor. His objection was sustained by the House and for the first time in the history of the session a committee of recall had to retire without having fulfilled their mission. After the disposal of the secret ballot bill MT. Gum called sented the amendment he referred to above. It provided for the abolition of all grade crossings in the State, half the ex- pense to be paid by the railroad company in terested, onefourth by the State, and one quarter by the town, city or borough inter ested The maintenance of all railroad bridges over highways shall be borne by the railroads, and where the highway runs over the track the town or towns interested shall pay for repairs, etc. MT. Miller moved in definite postponement. The "Gunn" grade crossing bill was passed.
 MISCELLANEOUS.
 The town bridge bill was indefinitely post poned in concurrence. The medical practice bill was continued to the next General As sembly ln concurrence.
 Both houses have substantially cleared their calendars and final adjournment is or dered for noon to morrow. The bill provid- ing for a secret ballot was killed. An ap- propriation for S1O,O00 was made to-day to defray the expense of participating in the centennial celebration of the promulgation of the federal constitution in Philadelphia.
 Nc HIGH LICENSE.
 The Senate Defeats the BiIl Passed by the House.
 HARTFORD, May 19.-The Senate tonight defeated the uniform high license bill passed by the House last week. The local option license law remains as before.
 THE COURT RECORD. City Court - Criminal Side Judge
 Plcketf.